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RECOMMENDATION Hear public comment and make any changes to the Draft Housing Site Development Standards and Design Guidelines; introduce ordinances to approve PUD development standards or major modifications for nine sites. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION On July 11, 2012, the Planning Commission by a vote of 4-0, recommended adoption of the proposed Development Standards and Design Guidelines for the nine sites with two amendments (see Minutes, Attachment 5). The proposed amendments are shown in the Purpose section and in the Vision section of the standards and guidelines. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Adoption of the draft Development Regulations and Design Guidelines for the nine residential sites will have no fiscal impact on the City. BACKGROUND As required by Program 9.7 of the new Housing Element, staff and a consultant architect prepared draft standards and design guidelines (Attachment 1) to guide development on the nine sites recently rezoned for multifamily development. These standards and guidelines are based on specific site considerations discussed during the Housing Element update and also draw from the Hacienda TOD Development Standards and Design Guidelines. The Housing Site Development Standards and Design Guidelines would be adopted as Major Amendments to existing PUDs or PUD development plans for the nine sites. A draft document was discussed at a City Council and Planning Commission Joint Workshop on June 5, 2012, (minutes are included as Attachment 4) and the Planning Commission provided a formal recommendation at its meeting on July 11, 2012. The draft standards and design guidelines in Attachment 1 reflect these discussions. A second set of draft TOD Standards and Guidelines for the BART property were also discussed at the Joint Workshop. These standards and guidelines would provide guidance for both residential and non-residential development of the BART site. Several questions were raised by both the City Council and Planning Commission members about potential non-residential development of this site and staff proposes at this time that consideration of these standards and guidelines be deferred. In the meantime, residential development on the BART site will be subject to the Housing Site Development Standards and Design Guidelines as shown in Attachment 1. HOUSING SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES The Draft Housing Site Development Standards and Design Guidelines are similar to those prepared for the Hacienda TOD sites in that they include a similar vision and cover many of the same topics as the previous multifamily standards and guidelines. The standards and design guidelines also incorporate specific design considerations for each of the nine sites, based on the specific location, environmental concerns, size and shape of each parcel, its relationship to adjoining and nearby properties, land uses and Page 2 of 7